The Mariners went down to their eighth straight defeat, losing to the Twins, 3-1. The score was 1-1 when Ron Jackson was hit by a pitch to open the Twins' sixth inning. After advancing on a sacrifice and an infield out, Jackson scored on a single by Butch Wynegar. The Twins got an insurance run in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly by Jose Morales. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     22, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   3  8  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .241      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Simpson lf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .267        Castino 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Bochte 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .414      Smalley ss            2   0   1   1     1   0   .392
Roberts rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .373      Landreaux lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      R. Jackson 1b         3   1   0   0     0   0   .207
R. Jones cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Adams rf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .289
B. Stein 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .328        Rivera pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Stinson c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .200      Morales dh            1   0   0   1     1   0   .467
Mendoza ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Wynegar c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .277
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norwood cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
                                                          Wilfong 2b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .263
                                                          Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     4   2             Totals               26   3   8   3     3   1

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance:  7,868
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Twins 7
DP: Mariners 2, Twins 0
Doubles: Wilfong (5), Landreaux (3)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (7)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Morales (1), Adams (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Simpson (1), Smalley (1), Morales (1)
GIDP: Norwood (2), Landreaux (4)
Hit by Pitch: R. Jackson (1,by Abbott)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(1-2)           8     8   3   3   3   1   0  34   4.71
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   1   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(2-2)            9     5   1   1   4   2   0  34   4.18
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4   2   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Abbott (1)

Umpires: HP - Mike Briscese, 1B - George Sweeney, 2B - Mike Fitzpatrick, 3B - Bill Ivory


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; Simpson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage flied to right; Smalley walked; Landreaux
forced Smalley (second to shortstop); R. Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jones grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales
walked; Wynegar flied to right; Norwood flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 3RD: B. Stein grounded out (second to first); Stinson
struck out; Mendoza flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong doubled to right; Cubbage grounded out
(second to first) [Wilfong to third]; Smalley hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Wilfong scored]; Landreaux doubled to left; R.
Jackson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Twins 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Simpson flied to left; Bochte flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Adams singled to right; Morales out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Adams to second]; Wynegar singled to
right [Adams to third]; Norwood grounded into a double play
(second to second to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Roberts popped to second; Horton grounded out
(shortstop to first); R. Jones popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong walked; Cubbage struck out; Smalley singled
to right [Wilfong to third]; Landreaux grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 1.

MARINERS 6TH: B. Stein singled to center; Stinson flied to
center; Mendoza singled to left [B. Stein to second]; Cruz
singled to left [B. Stein to third, Mendoza to second]; Simpson
hit a sacrifice fly to center [B. Stein scored, Mendoza to
third]; Cruz stole second; Bochte walked; Roberts forced Bochte
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins
1.

TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson was hit by a pitch; Adams out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [R. Jackson to second];
Morales grounded out (shortstop to first) [R. Jackson to third];
Wynegar singled to center [R. Jackson scored]; Norwood forced
Wynegar (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
1, Twins 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Horton singled to left [Horton out at second (left
to second)]; R. Jones grounded out (first unassisted); B. Stein
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong popped to third; Cubbage flied to right;
Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Twins 2.

MARINERS 8TH: CASTINO REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 3B); Stinson
walked; Mendoza popped to first in foul territory; Cruz grounded
out (catcher to first) [Stinson to second]; Simpson singled to
left [Stinson to third, Simpson to second (on throw to home)];
Bochte was walked intentionally; Roberts forced Bochte
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins
2.

TWINS 8TH: Landreaux singled to center; R. Jackson lined to
center; Adams singled to left [Landreaux to third]; RIVERA RAN
FOR ADAMS; Morales hit a sacrifice fly to right [Landreaux
scored]; Wynegar forced Rivera (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 3.

MARINERS 9TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jones grounded out (second
to first); B. Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 3.